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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1950
Page
5
A bake sale at the Economy Store in Glouster will start at 1 p.m. Saturday and run through the afternoon. Proceeds go to the Garden Club to fund beautification of Glouster.
A Louisiana mother credits HADACOL with restoring her two year old son Mark Wendell Shuff’s energy and appetite after vitamin deficiencies. The ad touts vitamins B1 B2 niacin and iron, claims weight gain and vigor, and offers trial and family sizes with a money back guarantee.
A church notices column lists service times pastors and activities for Glouster and neighboring towns. Entries include Rev. John Devol at Glouster Methodist with morning and evening services and meetings, Jacksonville Methodist with 9 am worship, Trimble and Millfield Methodist services, and several Church of Christ and Baptist groups with Sunday school, communion, prayer meetings, youth fellowships, and midweek programs across multiple locations.
Ray Gillott files for divorce from Viola June Gillott in Athens County Court of Common Pleas Ohio Case 19710 on wilful absence over three years. Viola Gillott last resided at 38 Green Street Cincinnati Ohio. Hearing set for September 11 1950 with attorney Joel B Draper representing Ray Gillott.
W E Atkinson administrator files in Athens County Probate Court a petition to sell Glouster village lot 91 for debts and to settle rights under a deed. Charlene Finsterwald and Charles Finsterwald plus Jimmy Lee King are defendants to answer by September 23, 1950. The heirs and parties claim unknown residence or service.
Clyde Walton formerly of Chauncey died at his Sandusky Ohio home after a heart illness, unexpected to relatives. He married Gertrude Pyle of Chauncey and leaves two sons and two daughters. Surviving brothers include Charles Walton Trimble Frank Walton Kenton Marion Walton and Stella Davis of Chauncey. Funeral and burial planned in Sandusky.
Mr and Mrs Tom Wheeler honor Ruth Anne and Larry with a party featuring games, ice cream, and cake for about 18 children and five adults. Various relatives visit across nearby towns as Freddie Adams attends a birthday dinner at his grandparents home and WSCS members gather.
Chauncey residents Chauncey Miss Gladys Morrison Tom Thiel and Barbara Stevens visited by Chauncey aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Thom as Dew 24 High St They were joined by Miss Donna Morrison returning home They also note Mr and Mrs Jake Hoskins of Elkton Fla visiting friends and attending the Meigs County Fair L C McNutt and wife returned from Columbus after a missionary convention for the Friendly Society The Toltec pyramid at Cholula Mexico spans 45 acres and is the world’s largest of its kind.
The Chauncey area rosters multiple denominations with listed pastors and service times. Key schedules include Chauncey and Millfield church services, Taylor Ridge Greens Run Millfield Trimble Chauncey, and various worship and Sunday school slots for Zion Free Will Baptist, Church of God, Pilgrim Holiness, Morristown Holiness, East Millfield Mission, The Plains Nazarene, and The Plains Methodist.
Washington reports Congress appeared to leave on the shelf the Defense Department plan for universal military training, signaling a delay that could push action into the next year.
Mrs Angeline Fierbaugh and her family plan to move to Bristol Tennessee on September 1 after 43 years running a Greens Run general store. The business has passed to son-in-law Victor Mambourgh and daughter, with a farewell party at Greens Run Church of Christ Sunday from 7 to 9 pm.
Mrs. Donna Earich Russell of Millfield has received a letter from her husband Donald Russell now stationed in Korea. He was in Japan 18 months prior and says he has been promoted to sergeant. He is the son of Mrs. Nelle Russell and son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Earich.
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